Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Spider and Grasshoppers, 1948; watercolor on joined paper mounted on, 44 x 34 inches; Burchfield Penney Art Center, Gift of the Burchfield Foundation, 1974
Charles E. Burchfield's Dreams, Journals, January 2, 1939
Friday, Jun 8, 2018
A second dream – following immediately on the other. Riding on a bicycle (in quest of gigantic primroses – it was late August or Sept.) down a wood-lined road to Hamburg. Across the road were countless spider-webs, with enormous spiders with great fat bodies; I put my head down as I rode through them. I could feel their great bodies bumping against my head and shoulders, some going down my back – I awoke horrified.
Charles E. Burchfield, January 2, 1939